Faculty of Science Compliance Manager

Te Kaupeka Pūtaiao | Faculty of Science

Located in Ōtautahi | Christchurch, Aotearoa | New Zealand

• Full-time 37.5 hours per week (1.0 FTE)
• Continuing (permanent) position
• Generous annual leave provisions and professional development opportunities

Kia hiwa rā, kia hiwa rā!

He hiahia, he pūkenga nōu ki te mahi a te Te Kaupeka Pūtaiao Compliance Manager? Nāia te pōwhiri nā Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha kia tono mai i te tūranga nei.

Mahi Ngātahi | Who You Will Work With

Te Kaupeka Pūtaiao | Faculty of Science offers a wide range of internationally-recognised science qualifications - some unique in Australasia. Its extensive facilities include the most field stations of any New Zealand university, and state of the art laboratory spaces.

The faculty consists for four Schools (Te Kura Mahi ā-Hirikapo | School of Psychology, Speech and Hearing, Te Kura Pūtaiao Koiora | School of Biological Sciences, Te Kura Aronukurangi | School of Earth and Environment and Te Kura Matū | School of Physical and Chemical Sciences) and a Faculty Office.  The faculty teaches over 3,000 full time equivalent students with 380 full time equivalent staff.  Activities the Faculty are involved in where compliance advice will be needed include chemical and hazardous substance management, field trips and remote field stations, radiation management, working with animals and biological substances, health related clinics, workshop, management of drugs and work-place learning.

Āu Mahi | What You Will Do

The Faculty of Science Compliance Manager is a critical leadership role as you will be responsible for developing and setting standards and frameworks, monitoring for compliance, providing technical and support services, and offering compliance training and education.  You will provide senior staff and management committees specialist advice and support to meet safety compliance requirements.

You will expertly build and maintain good working relationships with staff within the Faculty, the UC Health and Safety Team, other departments within the University and other organisations within New Zealand and internationally to foster the sharing of best practice relating to compliance. In addition, you will provide representation for the faculty to external enforcement agencies including WorkSafe NZ, Ministry of Primary Industries, Environmental Protection Authority and Ministry of Health.

Mōu | Who You Are

Along with substantial in-depth technical knowledge of hazardous substances, radioactive material and ionising equipment, dangerous goods, chemical properties, you will also have:

• At least seven years' experience in interpreting and applying knowledge of health, safety and compliance legislation, policies and procedures in a science education related field.
• Substantial experience in managing and leading people and demonstrated ability to lead a team of people to achieve outcomes.
• Substantial and in-depth knowledge and understanding of applicable legislation, regulations, standards and compliance obligations relating to health, safety and compliance.
• At least ten years' experience in accident investigation, hazard identification, risk assessment and control in a complex multifaced organisation.
• Experience working in laboratory environments including laboratories where independent research is being carried out.

Ngā Painga o UC | Why UC

Ngā Uara | Our Values of manaakitanga, whanaungatanga and tiakitanga guide our decisions and behaviour and provide a roadmap for how we do things at UC, affirming our commitment to pastoral care and support for our ākonga and staff. They challenge and inspire us to be the best we can and make UC a great place to work and study. For more info on Ngā Uara | Our Values visit us here .

We are committed to accessible higher education, service to the community and the encouragement of talent without barriers of distance, wealth, class, gender or ethnicity. The University explicitly aims to produce graduates and support staff who are engaged with their communities, empowered to act for good and determined to make a difference in the world.

We offer a range of fantastic benefits including flexible work practices, study opportunities and generous superannuation and leave provisions. For more information, please visit us: https://www.canterbury.ac.nz/joinus/benefits/

For more information about Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | University of Canterbury, please visit https://www.canterbury.ac.nz/

The closing date for this position is: 26 February 2024 (midnight, NZ time)
Please note applications will be reviewed after the close date.

Pēhea te tono mai | How You Apply

Applications for this position must be submitted via our careers website and should include a cover letter and resume.

Please note, we do not accept applications by email, however we are happy to answer your queries in relation to the application process, please forward these to [email protected]

You must have Aotearoa New Zealand or Australian citizenship/permanent residency to be considered for this role. If you hold a valid work visa and are physically present in New Zealand then you may also be considered.

Job Details

Reference #	18908
Posted on	19 Feb 2024
Closes on	26 Feb 2024 23:55
Location(s)	Christchurch
Expertise	Education & Training, Science & Technology
Job level(s)	Management
Work type(s)	Continuing (Permanent) full-time
More details (document)	Faculty of Science Compliance Manager PD.pdf
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